They have expectations now.
Not that the members of the Heritage softball team did not have any last season, but this time, it’s different.
This year, the Timberwolves come into the season with a little taste of success.
Guess what? They’re still hungry.
“I feel like practice is a lot more structured. We’re actually trying harder because we have to live up to higher standards,” senior catcher Brooke Sorenson said. “Last year, we were the underdogs. Nobody really expected anything out of us. This year, we want to hold our place and move up.”
There is only one more spot to go up for the Timberwolves, who went on a winning run last season to finish second in the Class 4A state tournament. Just a few years removed from a 2-18 season, Heritage finished second in the 4A Greater St. Helens League, then won the district tournament before advancing to the state finals.
Even right after that defeat — a one-run loss in extra innings to Kelso — the Timberwolves believed this was only the beginning.